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West Palm Beach Pre-Race Report

I left the frigid Northeast and hoped for smooth flights to West Palm Beach on Friday.

And the weather cooperated. I left Albany at 6 am for Baltimore and then took another flight which arrived in West Palm at around 11 am.

I packed very light for this trip and only had a carry on and a back pack. (My hubby couldn’t believe it.)

As soon as I arrived, I found a shuttle to my hotel. On the shuttle was a couple who was also running the same race.

I checked into my room and unpacked a little.

view from my room but it wasn’t warm enough to go swimming

It was still too early to head to packet pick up so I decided to go into town to have lunch.

There was a free shuttle from the hotel to City Place. I debated on whether or not to eat or do an Aqua Duck tour of the city. I decided on lunch at Panera’s. Maybe a bad decision since the next tour was cancelled.

Oh well, instead I took the free trolley ride around the town and then got off at Waterfront park.

I sat in the sun looking at the water and the boats and it was heaven.

Hard to believe that that morning, I was in a place with temps of 10 degrees.

Soon, it was time to walk over to the Meyer Amphitheatre to pick up my race packet. I guessed this this would be a small race since there was only a small tent and hardly anyone was there.

You had 2 color choices.

I got my bib and my shirt (with no bag to carry it.)

the shirt was unisex but at least they had extra small

Then I walked back to catch the trolley with a stop at a French pastry shop.

how could I not?

When I got back to City Place, I walked around a few shops before calling for a shuttle back to the hotel.

I thought that I may go back out for dinner but I decided to eat in the hotel and then catch up on some TV on my iPad and try to go to sleep early.

So excited to read your race report after your spoiler alert. And congratulations on a big PR and winning your AG. Hope you got an awesome prize! The photos are beautiful and as I get ready to leave for FL tomorrow I am more excited than ever!

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